PODCAST: Production constraints keep Asian BD spot trades buoyant in Q1, demand outlook mixed
Damini Dabholkar
22-Apr-2024
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Persistent production constraints have driven Asia’s spot prices for butadiene (BD) to near two-year-high levels, but how the rally goes from here may hinge on downstream demand conditions.
- Prolonged under-utilisation of regional crackers dented regional BD output
- Exports from China helped to plug some of these supply gaps
- Mixed views about downstream demand outlook
In this podcast, ICIS editors Ai Teng Lim and Aviva Zhang discuss how regional supply and demand balance has evolved across different Asian outlets and how this may pan out from here for the near future.
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